Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rahs20 Australian Historical Studies ISSN: 1031-461X (Print) 1940-5049 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rahs20 The ethical state: Social liberalism and the critique of contract Marian Sawer To cite this article: Marian Sawer (2000) The ethical state: Social liberalism and the critique of contract , Australian Historical Studies, 31:114, 67-90, DOI: 10.1080/10314610008596116 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10314610008596116 Published online: 29 Sep 2008. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 438 View related articles Citing articles: 2 View citing articles